Amid auto and taxi-hailing apps gaining popularity and attracting more users, there are persisting concerns over possible anti-competitive practices with respect to tariffs charged at different points of time.

State Transport Minister Diwakar Raote said that the government would make it mandatory for autorickshaw and taxi drivers to paste stickers displaying toll free complaint numbers for customers' reports.

Drivers of both Uber and Ola had threatened to go on an "indefinite strike" from midnight of March 18. Protesting low wages among other unmet demands, the strike is likely to create a deadlock with office-goers compelled to look for other alternatives.